Thread: Defender tube bar design....opinions

I don't see a "neither" option there Murray!

I have never really looked at these tube bumpers. What is the purpose of the brace? Stiffening the top hoop or stiffening the "bumper" ends?

Either way your plate brace seems to be stiffening the bar in the wrong plane for frontal forces to either tube.

Im sure if you created your own you could just attach it to the lip of the bracket that you have already made on the bar for the fairlead (roller or hawse) because I see you have bent a forward facing lip...

im sure that lip could be used to accommodate it if you adapted the designs you have just pictured above.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I don't see a "neither" option there Murray!

I have never really looked at these tube bumpers. What is the purpose of the brace? Stiffening the top hoop or stiffening the "bumper" ends?

Either way your plate brace seems to be stiffening the bar in the wrong plane for frontal forces to either tube.

It's probably not easy to see in the pictures, but the bottom brace actually angles back to where it joins to the chassis mount, it's not parallel with the main tube, so this is to aid in a frontal hit.
I've always considered the tube type bars to be more of an off roading bar rather than a 'Skippy deflector', so the top brace I consider more for an upward impact, such as dropping onto a rock.

Cheers, Murray

Originally Posted by dullbird

Im sure if you created your own you could just attach it to the lip of the bracket that you have already made on the bar for the fairlead (roller or hawse) because I see you have bent a forward facing lip...

im sure that lip could be used to accommodate it if you adapted the designs you have just pictured above.

Yeah, I've considered that existing top lip. It wouldn't be too difficult to make the sheet metal flap, probably more important is to make sure it's secure and doesn't rattle when in the down position.....maybe a catch, or spring load it.

Cheers, Murray

I reckon spring loaded

I guess the question with that would be water crossings...im sure there is a number of people out there that have lost their plates on crossings

I cant imagine it would impact a spring loaded fornt flipping plate too much, at worst perhaps the water could potentially flip it up but something to consider..

I guess you could capture it rather than spring load it but would people get the poops from having to undo the catch if they were on a a trail that caused them to winch a lot??

Originally Posted by rijidij

Your bar hit the road with the courier yesterday mate

To be honest, I think the gussets look better in the flesh than in pictures on here so I'm sure you'll be happy when you see it. I reckon I'll have the gussets on my own bar.

Looking forward to seeing the galvanised version when you get it fitted up.

Cheers, Murray

sadly it wont be galvanised.......the bar was returned to my contractor asking for additional holes to be drilled. we were confident with the number of holes we drilled..........kinda wish we didn't drill them now

anyways its getting primed using a zinc process than a textured black as the top coat.

will hopefully have it by the end of the week to fit up over the weekend

G'day All,
Please see this thread in the Verandah for an update on these bars.

Rijidij Tube Bull Bar, Defender, County

Cheers, Murray